None of that will ever happen unless somehow Dudley/the Jay Ward cartoons become relevant again with some sort of revival. At this point what's there is what we'll have until it's replaced with another IP.
Whoa, really? I forget where, but I had heard a little while back that the Popeye and Betty Boop merch sell pretty well.Also, people actually spending money in the land would be a HUGE change for IOA. People mostly pass through or ride the water rides and then it's on to the next land. People stopping at a shop or even the quick service restaurants (they're the worst performing in the resort) is a rare thing. This is partially bc the main quick service in the land is slightly hard to find, but also because people don't have an attachment to the land in the way they do to something like LOTR.
I think those things sell "relatively" well. A really good, fresh IP would sell more. Just like I'm sure they sold a bunch of merchandise in Merlin Woods and Jaws, but Potter outsells ALL of it.Whoa, really? I forget where, but I had heard a little while back that the Popeye and Betty Boop merch sell pretty well.
I guess it's self-explanatory when the Gasoline Alley has basically just generic Universal stuff.
True. I often wonder what the next-best selling IP is at the resort. Obviously Potter is no. 1, but I always wonder no. 2. I'd lean toward Jurassic Park, but maybe Marvel.I think those things sell "relatively" well. A really good, fresh IP would sell more. Just like I'm sure they sold a bunch of merchandise in Merlin Woods and Jaws, but Potter outsells ALL of it.
Wrong. it's iVillage Live mugsI'd guess Simpsons or Seuss.
Betty Boop merch sell pretty well.
Betty Boop has her own store under her character cutouts to the right of Comic Strip Cafe. Popeye has a huge section of the big store across from it. (Scooby Doo and SpongeBob help fill the rest of that store, and Illumination/Dreamworks merch can be found at Whatsamatta-U.)Whoa, really? I forget where, but I had heard a little while back that the Popeye and Betty Boop merch sell pretty well.
I guess it's self-explanatory when the Gasoline Alley has basically just generic Universal stuff.
Whatsamatta-U has effectively become a SLOP store, lol. I've been in the Popeye section but I don't think I've even stepped foot in the Boop store.Betty Boop has her own store under her character cutouts to the right of Comic Strip Cafe. Popeye has a huge section of the big store across from it. (Scooby Doo and SpongeBob help fill the rest of that store, and Illumination/Dreamworks merch can be found at Whatsamatta-U.)
I think the main purpose of stores like Gasoline Alley is to offer generic shirts, towels and flip flops to people walking by who got soaked on the rides. The inside shops are for the land specific merch.
I haven't either, but it's pretty much a clone of the shop attached to Hello Kitty at USF inside there.Whatsamatta-U has effectively become a SLOP store, lol. I've been in the Popeye section but I don't think I've even stepped foot in the Boop store.
Ah, I haven't been in What-U for a while I think. Or at least haven't looked around. That's usually my designated "walk in after Dudley to get super cold and feel really good" store.I haven't either, but it's pretty much a clone of the shop attached to Hello Kitty at USF inside there.
And while What-U started as only SLoP, it has branched out to carry Trolls and other properties from the two animation companies. Decor remains all SLoP though...
...Unintended "Branch" pun for Trolls, ha. Haha.
No, but it's not doing the type of money a LotR land would do either, which is what I was getting at.TL certainly isn't hemorrhaging money if that's what people are getting at
No, but it's not doing the type of money a LotR land would do either, which is what I was getting at.
Star Wars has been merchandising it's brand since the beginning and yet even though you can get cheap lightsabers at Walmart or buy a droid, practically every spot is filled for Savi's and Droid Depot each day and the Den of Antiquities has an array of items that are appealing.But it goes down to this, what kind of one of a kind LOTR merch would the the land sell to make it worth while....especially since I can get a LOTR style ring for 5 dollars on Amazon. Plus ad in licensing fee and WB/Tolkien merch cut...Universal owns Jay Ward so its money is going back to them and Kings syndicate rights are pretty cheap.
That's fine, but they have to open Epic Universe firstNo, but it's not doing the type of money a LotR land would do either, which is what I was getting at.
Obviously... I wasn't suggesting they green light and fast track for an opening next month.That's fine, but they have to open Epic Universe first